The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-24
The Light Artiliery's Quick. Accurate and
Soldierly Movements Being the Subject of
Almost Universal C0mmendation.
The Supreme Court Affirms the Validity
of the Green Driven-Well Patent.
President Cleveland Accepts an Invitation to
Visit st. Louis Some Time During Septem-
Der Next-0ther Washington News.
THE NATIONAL DRILL.

The Indiana Companies Make n Favorable
Impression on Residents of the Capital.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-As stated in last
nights specials to the Journal the Indiana troops
attract more ttenton than any in Camp Wash
ington. The Indianapolis Light Artillery is, in
deed, the attraction just now of the whole drill.
This mornings Post devotes a great deal of space
to these boys. It has splendid cut of Captain
j. B. Curtis and a vivid description of the way
his men went about fixing their camp arrange
ments. 1t says of their arrival at the depot and
camp:
1.-THE boys went at it like old artillerymen. and
the heavy pieces were soon mounted and rolling
off toward the camp, where they were parked
near the battery quarters at the base of the
monument The men at once began to put up
tents, and the scene which followed is one which
has been constantly transpiring on the camp
ground for two days past. All seemed
to be in the utmost confusion. Here
lay a stack of knapsacks and there
was tent half put up, while on every
side were men carrying sacks filled with straw or
driving tent-pns with hand-spikes from gun
order out of chaos, and the had q
chance to wash off dust and dirt.
"'We have come, said Captain Curtis to a Post
reporter, to take all the artillery prizes We
have nothing here that we don't want, pointing
to the pile of baggage which had to lie in a heap
on the open grass for a while, until the workmen
time, but we have everything need. including
our kitchen stove and four cooks. Horses and
kitchen utensils are troublesome things to carry,
but we had special train their carriage did
not cost anything, and our boys did not count
anything for loading and unloading. We are all
hard workers.
The Indianapolis Light Infantry came in on
the next section OF the train, and went into camp
adjoining the artillery. They were greeted with
three hearty cheers by the artillerymen they
marched down through the lines of tents to
their quarters, clad in the regulation fatigue
uniforms of the Indiana troops. Nearly two
columns of the Post are devoted to sketches of
the Indianapolis Light Artillery, the Indianapo-
lis Light Infantry, and the Fort Wayne Rifles
A history Of each is given in full, together with
sketches of the officers.
The opening formalities of the drill took place
at noon to-day. Corps of policemen cleared a
space about the flagstaff, in front OF the camp
headquarterss IN the monument sos- The Wash
ington Light Infantry Corps Of this District
marched in and formed hollow square about
the campground flagstaff. General Auger and
his staff entered the square. the chaplain invoked
Gods blessing upon the camp, the garrison
flag was drawn to the masthead the troops pre-
eented arms. and the surrounding crowds
cheered The national drill was thus formally
opened.
Aside from the formal assumption of COM
mand by General Augur, this noon, the only
military general exercise of tho day was the
dress parade at o'clock. Only three corps the
Second Ohio Regiment. the Louisville Ky. Le-
gion and the Washington Light Infantry, partic-
ipated. Their evolutions were most heartily
applauded